# Kookkal Village, Kodaikanal, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/kodaikanal/kookkal/ Village · Kodaikanal, Dindigul # Kookkal Kookkal is a village in Kodaikanal sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624103**. The 2011 Census counted **7,024 people in 1,811 households**, the 3rd largest of 15 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%. - 7,024people (2011) - 1,811households - 72.1%literacy - 624103PIN code ## Kookkal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kookkal is 624103.** Kookkal falls in Kodaikanal sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code624103 - Gram panchayatKookal - Community development blockKodaikanal - Census village code635434 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kookkal from nearby towns? - Kodaikanal (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Dindigul (district HQ)100 km by road - Kodaikanal (nearest town)30 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Kookkal? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Kookkal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kodaikanal - ○Degree college10+ km · Kodaikanal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dindigul - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kookkal known for? The main crops are **carrot, garlic and beans**. About 32% of the 3,806 hectares of village land is sown, and 172 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Kookkal Of every 100 households in Kookkal in 2011, 74 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kookkal · ■ Kodaikanal rural average Electricity for lighting ****74%** **79% Toilet within the home ****11%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **68% Tap water ****48%** **72% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **82% Use banking services ****40%** **46% Television ****86%** **85% Mobile phone ****68%** **61% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **6% Own their home ****87%** **79% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Kookkal? ■ Kookkal · ■ Kodaikanal rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%** **74.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909** **955 Working population ****56.6%** **58.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.4% for men and 63.7% for women. 64% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,522 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,952 (49%) · **■** Household industry 37 (1%) · **■** Other work 133 (3%) · **■** Marginal 329 (8%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Kodaikanal - Vilpatti13,437 people - Mannavanur8,117 people - Poondi5,816 people - Poombarai5,574 people - Vadagounchi4,434 people - Kamanur3,699 people [All 15 villages in Kodaikanal](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/kodaikanal/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kookkal?624103 - How far is Kookkal from Dindigul?100 km by road - What is the population of Kookkal?7,024 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kookkal in?Dindigul district (Kodaikanal sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kookkal?72.1% (Census 2011)